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Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
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Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
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January 2000 to August 2000
January 2000 to August 2000
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Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
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Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
Visiting Scholars 1999–2000
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Theme: The Baroque Phenomenon beyond Rome: Mark Dorrian, Department of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Topic: Baroque Deformation Martina Frank, Department of History, Università degli studi di Udine, Italy Topic: Luca Danesi et le baroque vénitien Indra McEwen, National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada Subject: The State of(...)
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research
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January 2000 to
August 2000
January 2000 to
August 2000
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
Date:
27 March 2019, 1:30pm
27 March 2019, 1:30pm
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The talking bookshelf: with Konstantinos Pantazis
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
The talking bookshelf: with Konstantinos Pantazis
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Reading between the books of anyone’s library can reveal process, influences, ways of thinking, and surprises in their work. While historians disentangle archives, CCA invites contemporary architects to select ten books that reflect themselves today.
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events
events
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27 March 2019
1:30pm
27 March 2019
1:30pm
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AP075.S1.2007.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
AP075.S1.2007.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
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Date:
1994-2016
1994-2016
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Robson Square Renewal, Vancouver, British Columbia (2007)
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AP075.S1.2007.PR02
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Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
Robson Square Renewal, Vancouver, British Columbia (2007)
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AP075.S1.2007.PR02
Description:
Project series documents Cornelia Hahn Oberlander's work for the renewal of Robson Square in Vancouver. This project series concerns work on Robson Square grounds starting from the mid 2000s to early 2010s to which Oberlander participated as landscape architect or consultaing landscape architect. Oberlander worked with Arthur Erickson on the earliest revitalisation projects, but also with other architectural firms, including Grout McTavish Architects. It includes revitisation works, such as sunken plaza revitalization, the Nelson Street Plaza revitalisation, addition of a 'grass wave' or a mound in 2008 for the North Plaza, renovations for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Ice Rink Expansion and Revitalisation of Ice Rink Plaza. The project series contains predominantly textual records, including correspondence with client, architects, consultants and contractors, specifications, including landscape specifications, minutes of projects meetings, inspections reports and press clippings and articles on the revitalisation projects. The project is also documented through landscape drawings, such as planting plans, irrigation and grading plans, landscape sections, and details for planters. It also includes sets of building plans used as reference and digital photographs of planting and landscape maintenance. Project series comprises documents related to the preservation of Robson Square, including documentation, articles and clippings, and correspondence.
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Project
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1994-2016
1994-2016
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Office documentation
Office documentation
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AP041.S5
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This series documents Melvin Charney’s professional activities from 1958 to 2021. It includes press and media clippings related to his projects, his work and exhibitions he curated or group exhibitions he was involved in. The series also includes personal and professional correspondence, and paperwork related to applications for funding and membership in various professional associations.
AP041.S5
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This series documents Melvin Charney’s professional activities from 1958 to 2021. It includes press and media clippings related to his projects, his work and exhibitions he curated or group exhibitions he was involved in. The series also includes personal and professional correspondence, and paperwork related to applications for funding and membership in various professional associations.
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Date:
1935-2012
1935-2012
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Office documentation
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AP041.S5
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This series documents Melvin Charney’s professional activities from 1958 to 2021. It includes press and media clippings related to his projects, his work and exhibitions he curated or group exhibitions he was involved in. The series also includes personal and professional correspondence, and paperwork related to applications for funding and membership in various professional associations.
Office documentation
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AP041.S5
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This series documents Melvin Charney’s professional activities from 1958 to 2021. It includes press and media clippings related to his projects, his work and exhibitions he curated or group exhibitions he was involved in. The series also includes personal and professional correspondence, and paperwork related to applications for funding and membership in various professional associations.
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1935-2012
1935-2012
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events
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Rooted in acts of reciprocity and land-based knowledge teachings, the work of Brooke Rice, Autumn Godwin, Marnie Jacobs, and Amanda Lickers resists erasure by honouring natural cycles and fostering continuity between past, present, and future.
Rooted in acts of reciprocity and land-based knowledge teachings, the work of Brooke Rice, Autumn Godwin, Marnie Jacobs, and Amanda Lickers resists erasure by honouring natural cycles and fostering continuity between past, present, and future.
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13 November 2025, 6pm to 7:30pm
13 November 2025, 6pm to 7:30pm
Title:
Placekeeping with Brooke Rice, Autumn Godwin, Marnie Jacobs, and Amanda Lickers
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Rooted in acts of reciprocity and land-based knowledge teachings, the work of Brooke Rice, Autumn Godwin, Marnie Jacobs, and Amanda Lickers resists erasure by honouring natural cycles and fostering continuity between past, present, and future.
Placekeeping with Brooke Rice, Autumn Godwin, Marnie Jacobs, and Amanda Lickers
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Rooted in acts of reciprocity and land-based knowledge teachings, the work of Brooke Rice, Autumn Godwin, Marnie Jacobs, and Amanda Lickers resists erasure by honouring natural cycles and fostering continuity between past, present, and future.
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events
events
Date:
13 November 2025
6pm to 7:30pm
13 November 2025
6pm to 7:30pm
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drawings, textual records
drawings, textual records
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DR1999:0350
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documents include miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets, finishes, drywall, ceramic tile, equipment, toilet partitions, drywall, trade catalogue, fireproofing. Also blueprints: furnishings, equipment, elevators, conveying system, granite, site work, structural, plumbing, lavatories, beams, elevators, coffee stations, ductwork, cellar, equipment file.
DR1999:0350
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documents include miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets, finishes, drywall, ceramic tile, equipment, toilet partitions, drywall, trade catalogue, fireproofing. Also blueprints: furnishings, equipment, elevators, conveying system, granite, site work, structural, plumbing, lavatories, beams, elevators, coffee stations, ductwork, cellar, equipment file.
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Miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets
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DR1999:0350
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documents include miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets, finishes, drywall, ceramic tile, equipment, toilet partitions, drywall, trade catalogue, fireproofing. Also blueprints: furnishings, equipment, elevators, conveying system, granite, site work, structural, plumbing, lavatories, beams, elevators, coffee stations, ductwork, cellar, equipment file.
Miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets
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DR1999:0350
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documents include miscellaneous drawings, curtain wall, calculation sheets, finishes, drywall, ceramic tile, equipment, toilet partitions, drywall, trade catalogue, fireproofing. Also blueprints: furnishings, equipment, elevators, conveying system, granite, site work, structural, plumbing, lavatories, beams, elevators, coffee stations, ductwork, cellar, equipment file.
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drawings, textual records
drawings, textual records
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events
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Documents of Displacement proposes to explore the notion of displacement and its diverse meanings and effects in photographic and video works of artists through the subjects documented or through their methodologies and processes. The artists invited for this series all live in North America, but develop work from a sense of displacement, whether by their cultural or(...)
Documents of Displacement proposes to explore the notion of displacement and its diverse meanings and effects in photographic and video works of artists through the subjects documented or through their methodologies and processes. The artists invited for this series all live in North America, but develop work from a sense of displacement, whether by their cultural or(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Victor Arroyo, Documents of Displacement, Hester Keijser, photography, Cherán, P’urhépecha
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Victor Arroyo, Documents of Displacement, Hester Keijser, photography, Cherán, P’urhépecha
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7 December 2023, 6:30pm
7 December 2023, 6:30pm
Title:
Documents of Displacement III
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Documents of Displacement proposes to explore the notion of displacement and its diverse meanings and effects in photographic and video works of artists through the subjects documented or through their methodologies and processes. The artists invited for this series all live in North America, but develop work from a sense of displacement, whether by their cultural or(...)
Documents of Displacement III
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Documents of Displacement proposes to explore the notion of displacement and its diverse meanings and effects in photographic and video works of artists through the subjects documented or through their methodologies and processes. The artists invited for this series all live in North America, but develop work from a sense of displacement, whether by their cultural or(...)
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events
events
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7 December 2023
6:30pm
7 December 2023
6:30pm
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Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Victor Arroyo, Documents of Displacement, Hester Keijser, photography, Cherán, P’urhépecha
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Victor Arroyo, Documents of Displacement, Hester Keijser, photography, Cherán, P’urhépecha
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drawings, photographs
drawings, photographs
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ARCH270251
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This ring binder contains material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station. It includes panoramic images of the Glass Station canopy under construction. It also contains 2 photographic prints of wireframe images of the canopy, overlayed with translucent sheets that have notations for page layout. There are 7 colour transparencies: an aerial view of the built work, 2 views of the built work from a neighboring building, and 4 views taken near the gas station pumps while the service station was open. Thirteen slides contain views of the built work, computer-generated bird's-eye perspectives of the project and wireframes of the canopy. There are 3 presentation drawings (elevation, plans, details), one with captions in English. There are 19 colour photographic prints dated January 1992 with views a model being tested in a laboratory. There are 2 photocopies of published articles about the project. There are also 6 reduced copies of presentation drawings (details and a site plan).
ARCH270251
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This ring binder contains material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station. It includes panoramic images of the Glass Station canopy under construction. It also contains 2 photographic prints of wireframe images of the canopy, overlayed with translucent sheets that have notations for page layout. There are 7 colour transparencies: an aerial view of the built work, 2 views of the built work from a neighboring building, and 4 views taken near the gas station pumps while the service station was open. Thirteen slides contain views of the built work, computer-generated bird's-eye perspectives of the project and wireframes of the canopy. There are 3 presentation drawings (elevation, plans, details), one with captions in English. There are 19 colour photographic prints dated January 1992 with views a model being tested in a laboratory. There are 2 photocopies of published articles about the project. There are also 6 reduced copies of presentation drawings (details and a site plan).
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Date:
1992-1994?
1992-1994?
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Ring binder containing material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station, Oguni, Japan
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ARCH270251
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This ring binder contains material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station. It includes panoramic images of the Glass Station canopy under construction. It also contains 2 photographic prints of wireframe images of the canopy, overlayed with translucent sheets that have notations for page layout. There are 7 colour transparencies: an aerial view of the built work, 2 views of the built work from a neighboring building, and 4 views taken near the gas station pumps while the service station was open. Thirteen slides contain views of the built work, computer-generated bird's-eye perspectives of the project and wireframes of the canopy. There are 3 presentation drawings (elevation, plans, details), one with captions in English. There are 19 colour photographic prints dated January 1992 with views a model being tested in a laboratory. There are 2 photocopies of published articles about the project. There are also 6 reduced copies of presentation drawings (details and a site plan).
Ring binder containing material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station, Oguni, Japan
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ARCH270251
Description:
This ring binder contains material related to the design and construction of the Glass Station. It includes panoramic images of the Glass Station canopy under construction. It also contains 2 photographic prints of wireframe images of the canopy, overlayed with translucent sheets that have notations for page layout. There are 7 colour transparencies: an aerial view of the built work, 2 views of the built work from a neighboring building, and 4 views taken near the gas station pumps while the service station was open. Thirteen slides contain views of the built work, computer-generated bird's-eye perspectives of the project and wireframes of the canopy. There are 3 presentation drawings (elevation, plans, details), one with captions in English. There are 19 colour photographic prints dated January 1992 with views a model being tested in a laboratory. There are 2 photocopies of published articles about the project. There are also 6 reduced copies of presentation drawings (details and a site plan).
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drawings, photographs
drawings, photographs
Date:
1992-1994?
1992-1994?
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Sub-series
Sub-series
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AP207.S3.SS06
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The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
AP207.S3.SS06
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The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
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Date:
2018
2018
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Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018 (circa 2001-2018)
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AP207.S3.SS06
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The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018 (circa 2001-2018)
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AP207.S3.SS06
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The sub-series documents a publication entitled "Gianni Pettena: Opere 2001/2018" which appears to be an unfinished publication about Gianni Pettena's projects from 2001 to 2018. The work doesn't appear to have been published. The sub-series contains a digital version of the publication, with pictures for each projects and a small description in Italian and English.
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Subseries
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2018
2018
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Series
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Hans and Wassili Luckhardt
Hans and Wassili Luckhardt
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AP162.S6
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Series documents the contribution of architects Hans Luckhardt and Wasilli Luckhardt to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with each writing under the pseudonyms Angkor and Zachen respectively. Born in Berlin in 1880, Hans Luckhardt studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule at Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1919, he joined the Novembergruppe, an exhibiting group of painters, sculptors, architects and musicians, and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, lead by Bruno Taut. These two groups merged in November 1919. The same year, Luckhardt exhibitied his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten and contributed to the organization of the Neues Bauen exhibition the next year. In 1921, Hans Luckhardt began his working collaboration with his brother Wassili. Born in Berlin in 1989, Wassili Luckhardt studied archictecture at the Technische Hochschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg and at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He undertook his military service from 1914 to 1918. Like his brother Hans, Wasilli joined the Novembergruppeand the Arbeitsrat für Kunst in 1919 and exhibited his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten. During their collaboration, the Luckhardt brothers worked on designs for private commisions and competition schemes including some for Berlin and Hanover (1951-1952). Hans Luckhardt died in 1954 in Bad Wiessee. Wassili Luckhardt continued his work as an architect on various architectural projects. He died in 1972 in Berlin. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans and Wasilli Luckhardt to the Die gläserne Kette circle, along with related drawings and photographs. The series also includes a photograph of a architectural model for a project by the Luckhart brothers.
AP162.S6
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Series documents the contribution of architects Hans Luckhardt and Wasilli Luckhardt to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with each writing under the pseudonyms Angkor and Zachen respectively. Born in Berlin in 1880, Hans Luckhardt studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule at Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1919, he joined the Novembergruppe, an exhibiting group of painters, sculptors, architects and musicians, and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, lead by Bruno Taut. These two groups merged in November 1919. The same year, Luckhardt exhibitied his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten and contributed to the organization of the Neues Bauen exhibition the next year. In 1921, Hans Luckhardt began his working collaboration with his brother Wassili. Born in Berlin in 1989, Wassili Luckhardt studied archictecture at the Technische Hochschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg and at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He undertook his military service from 1914 to 1918. Like his brother Hans, Wasilli joined the Novembergruppeand the Arbeitsrat für Kunst in 1919 and exhibited his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten. During their collaboration, the Luckhardt brothers worked on designs for private commisions and competition schemes including some for Berlin and Hanover (1951-1952). Hans Luckhardt died in 1954 in Bad Wiessee. Wassili Luckhardt continued his work as an architect on various architectural projects. He died in 1972 in Berlin. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans and Wasilli Luckhardt to the Die gläserne Kette circle, along with related drawings and photographs. The series also includes a photograph of a architectural model for a project by the Luckhart brothers.
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1919-1920
1919-1920
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Hans and Wassili Luckhardt
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AP162.S6
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Series documents the contribution of architects Hans Luckhardt and Wasilli Luckhardt to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with each writing under the pseudonyms Angkor and Zachen respectively. Born in Berlin in 1880, Hans Luckhardt studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule at Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1919, he joined the Novembergruppe, an exhibiting group of painters, sculptors, architects and musicians, and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, lead by Bruno Taut. These two groups merged in November 1919. The same year, Luckhardt exhibitied his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten and contributed to the organization of the Neues Bauen exhibition the next year. In 1921, Hans Luckhardt began his working collaboration with his brother Wassili. Born in Berlin in 1989, Wassili Luckhardt studied archictecture at the Technische Hochschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg and at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He undertook his military service from 1914 to 1918. Like his brother Hans, Wasilli joined the Novembergruppeand the Arbeitsrat für Kunst in 1919 and exhibited his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten. During their collaboration, the Luckhardt brothers worked on designs for private commisions and competition schemes including some for Berlin and Hanover (1951-1952). Hans Luckhardt died in 1954 in Bad Wiessee. Wassili Luckhardt continued his work as an architect on various architectural projects. He died in 1972 in Berlin. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans and Wasilli Luckhardt to the Die gläserne Kette circle, along with related drawings and photographs. The series also includes a photograph of a architectural model for a project by the Luckhart brothers.
Hans and Wassili Luckhardt
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AP162.S6
Description:
Series documents the contribution of architects Hans Luckhardt and Wasilli Luckhardt to the correspondence circle of Die gläserne Kette, with each writing under the pseudonyms Angkor and Zachen respectively. Born in Berlin in 1880, Hans Luckhardt studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule at Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1919, he joined the Novembergruppe, an exhibiting group of painters, sculptors, architects and musicians, and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, lead by Bruno Taut. These two groups merged in November 1919. The same year, Luckhardt exhibitied his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten and contributed to the organization of the Neues Bauen exhibition the next year. In 1921, Hans Luckhardt began his working collaboration with his brother Wassili. Born in Berlin in 1989, Wassili Luckhardt studied archictecture at the Technische Hochschule at Berlin-Charlottenburg and at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden. He undertook his military service from 1914 to 1918. Like his brother Hans, Wasilli joined the Novembergruppeand the Arbeitsrat für Kunst in 1919 and exhibited his work at the Ausstellung für unbekannte Architekten. During their collaboration, the Luckhardt brothers worked on designs for private commisions and competition schemes including some for Berlin and Hanover (1951-1952). Hans Luckhardt died in 1954 in Bad Wiessee. Wassili Luckhardt continued his work as an architect on various architectural projects. He died in 1972 in Berlin. (Source: Ian Boyd Whyte, Bruno Taut and the Architecture of Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982) The series comprises part of the correspondence of Hans and Wasilli Luckhardt to the Die gläserne Kette circle, along with related drawings and photographs. The series also includes a photograph of a architectural model for a project by the Luckhart brothers.
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1919-1920
1919-1920
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